The Association of Equipment Manufacturers says that new machinery sales in Canada and the United States are on different trajectories.
Host of RealAg Radio Shaun Haney spoke with RFD-TV’s Jennifer Vickery Smith about the difference between the two countries, contributing factors, and farmer confidence for the rest of the year.
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